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Draco1

Syllabification: (Dra·co)
Pronunciation: /ˈdrākō/

Astronomy
Definition of Draco
  • a large northern constellation (the Dragon), stretching around the north celestial pole and said to represent the dragon killed by Hercules. It has no bright stars.
  • (as genitive Draconis /drāˈkōnis, drə-/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Gamma Draconis

Origin:

Latin

Draco in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Draco in the British & World English dictionary